Specialty Chemicals & Polymers · Direct
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Procurement Category Intelligence

Bentonite

Overview
Market size
$1.7B
global, USD
CAGR
4.4%
base to forecast
Buyer power
-1.6
supplier-favoured
Suppliers
6
tracked players
Signals
12
monitored

Market outlook

2031$2.1B

What changed

Demand by region

Asia Pacific demand40%
North America demand25%
Europe demand20%
Middle East & Africa demand10%
Rest of world demand5%
share of global demandtotal 100%

Cost drivers

Processing and thermal drying energy35%
Inbound and outbound logistics30%
Mining extraction and raw clay handling20%
Chemical additives and sodium activation15%
share of delivered cost (analyst estimate)

Supplier watchlist

6 tracked